Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5451351 | Solar Energy | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
This paper aims to emulate the IV characteristics of a multiple-substring photovoltaic (PV) module under nonuniform irradiance levels by taking into account the breakdown voltage of shaded cells, configurations of bypass diode connections, and cell temperatures. A suitable control scheme for the emulator's power stage significantly improves the performance of the emulator's output. As a result, this PV emulator proves to be capable of performing under various operating conditions of the PV module including uniform irradiation and nonuniform partial shading with great accuracy.
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Authors
Tuan Dat Mai, Sven De Breucker, Kris Baert, Johan Driesen,